By the sky and the night comer -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
Chapter 86, 17 verses
By the sky and the night comer -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
It is the piercing star -
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
- The piercing Star!
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
So let man observe from what he was created.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man consider from what he is created.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
He is created from a gushing fluid
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
By the sky which returns [rain]
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
And it is not amusement.
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
It is no pleasantry.
er ist kein Scherz.
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Sie wenden eine List an,
But I am planning a plan.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
And I plot a plot (against them).
Und Ich wende eine List an.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.